immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
hometown; rural township (of China)
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
panacea; elixir (of life)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
2nd day of the month; two days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward